Tag: Medical
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Near-death experience during an obstetric emergency.
The following quote is written by Dubravko Habek & Ingrid Marton from the University Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology Clinical Hospital in Zagreb, Croatia. It originally appeared in a letter to the editor published in the medical journal Psychiatric Danubina in 2022. Original letter including references here Obstetric shock (OS) is the leading cause of…
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Dr Angelo Barrile
Dr Angelo Barrile works as a specialist in General Internal Medicine in Zurich Switzerland.
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Veridical near-death perceptions.
One of the most interesting aspects of any NDE report is when the experiencer recalls specific events, conversations, objects etc (usually from a position floating somewhere above) and then those memories are later confirmed as having actually occurred (veridical). These events are referred to as veridical near-death perceptions. “[vNDEp] refers to any perception—visual, auditory, kinesthetic,…
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The case of the missing dentures.
As a retired emergency department nurse, this case of near-death experience (NDE) is of particular interest to me.Partly because of the veridical aspects of the patients out-of-body experience (OBE) but also because the story involves a male nurse with 30 years of experience working in a coronary care unit….. and finally, because, yes, I have…
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The number of Intensive Care patients who experience NDEs might be higher than we think.
Article: Incidence of near-death experiences in patients surviving a prolonged critical illness and their long-term impact: a prospective observational study.Author(s): Anne-Francoise Rousseau et al.Journal: Critical CareDate published: Feburary 2023Link to full paper. It would make sense that with more people surviving severe illness and trauma in our intensive care units (ICUs), there would be a…
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Identifying the Near Death Experience.
The Near-Death Experience scale was developed in 1983 by Dr Bruce Greyson in an attempt to provide a reliable, valid and simple way for clinicians to identify an NDE. It consisted of 16 questions, and the person would choose from a series of provided (weighted) responses for each one. Link to Bruce Greyson’s original 1983…
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